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Rangers use Ramos’ guile, bullpen’s power
- Updated: May 22, 2016
HOUSTON — First came the cunning and guile of lefty starter Cesar Ramos, followed by the sound and the fury of the Rangers’ power arms charging out of the bullpen.
They came from opposite sides of the pitching spectrum, but they were equally effective in their own way in the Rangers’ 2-1 victory over the Astros on Saturday night.
Rangers pitchers combined to allow three hits and two walks while striking out nine. Ramos, in his third start, earned his first win of the season despite a fastball that never got over 88 mph.
“He pitches his tail off every time,” closer Sam Dyson said. “Four quality pitches around the zone. It was nice to go out there and see him give us a good outing.”
Dyson was the third of the Rangers’ three relievers on the night, all of them throwing 96-97 mph. Matt Bush pitched a scoreless seventh despite allowing a two-out walk and a single, and Jake Diekman struck out two while retiring the side in order in the eighth.
That left the ninth to Dyson, and the newly named closer also went 1-2-3 with two grounders back to the mound and a game-ending strikeout …
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